For the last few months we’ve been testing a new idea to help you reflect and learn in practice: Learning Out Loud is our monthly learning forum taking place every second Friday of the month. Each session is 50 minutes long, free to join and designed to help you reflect on a recent learning experience. […] The post Learning Out Loud appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

Most Significant Change: Storytelling in social pedagogical practice 11 March, 2024 9.30-12.30 (GMT) via Zoom– FREE – The importance of meaningfully gathering and exploring stories of change Outcomes-focused evaluation has long been promoted – particularly in services and programmes focused on change and improvement. Gathering evidence of people’s outcomes is now a common-place requirement. However, measuring […] The post Join our next SPDN event appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

Happy New Year! To continue to support your social pedagogy journey in 2024, we’re delighted to share with you a few upcoming events over the coming months. With all our online courses, we’ve decided to delay our fee increase – sadly inevitable given the high inflation levels over the past few years. You can register […] The post Sign up for our courses now and save! appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

Are you ready to LOL?!? Calling all social pedagogy enthusiasts! Are you ready to take your learning to the next level? Join us in Learning Out Loud, a vibrant virtual community where we cultivate our learning mindsets, share insights, and connect with like-minded individuals. Unleash Your Learning Potential In Learning Out Loud, we harness the […] The post Learning Out Loud appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

We’re excited to share that the Social Pedagogy Professional Association has formally endorsed our new Social Pedagogy Practice learning programme. Combining our online course on Developing Relationship-Centred Practice and our MOOC on Social Pedagogy across Europe with team development training and ongoing peer learning, the new learning programme is designed to embed social pedagogy within […] The post SPPA endorses our Social Pedagogy Practice learning programme appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

What happened at the in-person mini-SPDN events on 8 June, 2023 “It’s not the things that we know, it’s the things that we notice.And the things that we notice are fleeting” (Rick Rubin) Last week, we co-hosted mini-events of the Social Pedagogy Development Network, bringing together around 200 people across 15 locations in Scotland, England, […] The post Social Pedagogy Development Network appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

Have you been missing the excitement and networking opportunities of our Social Pedagogy Development Network events in the pre-pandemic past? Then we’ve got exciting news! Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working on a plan to return to in-person events very soon. We’re delighted to share this with you below and hope you like […] The post The Social Pedagogy Development Network is back! appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

We are deeply saddened to announce the recent untimely passing of Helen Jones OBE, the first Chair of the Social Pedagogy Professional Association (SPPA). Helen was relentless in her search for better education, care and support of our country’s children in and on the edges of care and was a major force behind the development […] The post Rest in Peace Helen Jones appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

Call for Papers – special issue on Social Pedagogy and Transgression Edited by Lotte Harbo (VIA University College Aarhus, Denmark)and Robyn Kemp (Social Pedagogy Professional Association, UK) For publication winter 2023/spring 2024 Expressions of interest accepted until: 28 February 2023 Deadline for draft papers: 31 July 2023 The International Journal of Social Pedagogy is inviting […] The post International Journal of Social Pedagogy appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more

Join our popular course to learn how meaningful relationships can transform practice ‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’Maya Angelou Discovering diamonds The Diamond Model is one of the most powerful concepts in social pedagogy, a values-led […] The post Developing Relationship-Centred Practice – online course appeared first on ThemPra Social Pedagogy ..read more